Category Archives: Career Skills

Earning Executive Influence: Six Lenses for EHS Innovation and Payback

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Chet Brandon

What if your EHS team had to earn the business before it could earn the influence? EHS leaders frequently talk about wanting greater influence with executive management. We want to be involved earlier in business decisions, have operating leaders seek … Continue reading →

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Leonardo’s Lesson: Harmony Begins With Observation

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Chet Brandon

I have been reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci, and it has caused me to think about leadership, observation, and the way human beings fit within the larger order of nature. Leonardo’s genius is obvious, but what interests me most is his method. He studied the world with uncommon curiosity. He observed water, light, motion, anatomy, plants, machines, and the human form with the discipline of both an artist and a scientist.

That is the inspiration for this article. Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man gives us more than an image of proportion. It offers a lens for thinking about harmony, structure, humanity, and the systems we live and work within. For leaders, especially in complex operating environments, there is a practical lesson here: observe deeply before acting, understand the pattern before changing the work, and make sure strategy survives contact with operational reality. Continue reading →

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EHS Data Analysis Heuristics: Turning Performance Data Into Better Decisions

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Chet Brandon

By Chet Brandon EHS data is only useful when it helps leaders make better decisions and take timely action. Incident reports, corrective action records, hazard observations, audit findings, injury data, exposure information, and corrective action trends all contain signals. The … Continue reading →

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A Discussion About the Future of OSH with AI+Humans

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Chet Brandon

AI is rapidly transforming the EHS profession, accelerating how we learn, make decisions, and uncover insights that were previously out of reach. This podcast conversation explores what happens when human expertise and machine intelligence converge to shape the future of safety and work. Continue reading →

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Alone in the Air: Some Thoughts on Solitude

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Chet Brandon

I just finished reading Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins, a deeply personal and candid account of what it really meant to be an astronaut during the golden age of space exploration. Unlike many official histories, this book isn’t just … Continue reading →

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Empowering Future Leaders: EHS Drives Business Success and Offers Rewarding Careers!

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Chet Brandon

You never know where your career journey will take you or how the connections you make will circle back in surprising and meaningful ways. Recently, I had the privilege of reconnecting with Fred Eilts, a fellow senior leader from my … Continue reading →

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Leadership 101: Positive Leaders Have a Healthy Dose of Skepticism Too

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Chet Brandon

One of the greatest pleasures of leadership is seeing those you lead succeed.  The more success that occurs, the better the team does.  However… in dynamic and complex situations things won’t always go as planned.  The experienced leader is always … Continue reading →

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The Coming of Organizational Transparency: This is the Moment for OSH

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Chet Brandon

The time is here for occupational safety and health professionals to take our seat at the table of corporate governance and transparency is our path. The increase in organizational transparency ushered in by the internet and the use of artificial intelligence to crunch big data into never before seen levels of useful information for all. OSH skills are key to future organizations success. Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger: 10 in Demand Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Certificates

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Chet Brandon

If you are looking for advancement in your EHS career pathway and you are seeking to be more diverse in choosing your industry, certificates are often a go to mechanism for HR recruiters wanting to distinguish candidates from the competitive crowd so pursuing one can be beneficial to your career. Continue reading →

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The Ace of Aces

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Chet Brandon

I enjoy reading about people who have accomplished remarkable things.  The biographies of their lives are very interesting to me.  What were their childhoods like?  How did the events come together that led to their success.  What struggles did they … Continue reading →

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